Vehicle-spoke.



No. 655,733. Patented Aug. I4, |900.

D.` C. POYNTER.

VEHICLE SPOKE.

(Application flled Jan. 20, 1900.)

(No Model.)

iinn tarn DAVIED OORSON POYNTER, OF MOUNT VERNON, KENTUCKY.

VEHICLE-secas.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 655,733, dated August14, 1900..

Appncaaon flied January zo, 1900. senti No. 2,140. fr@ motti.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, DAvIED Consort Porn'- TER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mount Vernon, inthe county of Rock Oastle and Stateof Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle Wheels; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,'clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enableothers skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to certain improvements in vehicle-Wheels.

It has for its objects more particularly to facilitate the constructionof the Wheel and the assembling of the parts, to strengthen and renderthe same durable, and otherwise promote simplicity and lessen the costof manufacture.

It consists, primarily, of the construction of the felly portion of theWheel, the same comprising a series of spoke-receiving sockets or ironsections, also adapted to receive the ends of and unite woodentelly-sections, and of certain detailed features of construction,substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed and specificallypointed out in the claims.

It Will be understood that latitude is alloWed herein as to details, asthey may be changed or varied according to circumstances Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention and the same yet remain intactand be protected.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a broken verticalsection. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the spoke and fellyreceiving sockets or iron sections.

In carrying out my invention I construct the Wheel l ofthe usual hub 2,spokes 3,and tire 4t, but constitute the felly portion of a series ofWooden sections 5 and a series of sockets or iron sections 6. The ironsections orsockets 6 are each formed With a central relatively-solidportion C, havinga hole or socket 7 to receive a tenon on the outer endof each spoke. Said iron sections or sockets are each provided withangular seats or sockets S, one

in each end, adapted to receive the ends of 5o the Wooden folly-sections5. The latter sections are secured in said seats by suitable fasteningsinserted through openings in the inner or under side of said ironsections and entering said Wooden folly-sections. Said Woodenfelly-'seotions are provided with tenons at their ends iitting into theseats 8 of said iron sections, thus being arranged flush With each otherat their sides and the said seats preferably elongated toward the innerside of the Wheel.

From this construction it Will be seen that the tfelly portion of thewheel is constructed substantially of a series of Wooden sections and aseries of iron sections, alternating each other, and that said ironsections serve as sockets for both the spokes and Wooden telly-sections.Thus the parts are all readily put together or assembled, and any one ofthe spokes or folly-sections requiring renewal equally readily replacedby another spoke or folly-section, respectively.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A vehicle-Wheel having a felly portion comprising a series of ironsections, each composed of a central relatively-solid portion providedWith a socket to receive a spoketenon, and angular elongated seats forthe felly-sections, substantially as specified.

2. A vehicle-Wheel having a felly portion comprising a series of `ironsections, each composed of a central relatively-solid portion providedwith a socket to receive a spoketenon, and angular elongated seatshaving openings to receive fastenings for the Wooden folly-sections,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVIED OORSON POYNTER.

W'itnesses:

C. C. WILLIAMS, J. W. BROWN.

